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The Daryl Mills Retirement Auction — For-Auction

Auction House:For-AuctionNumber of lots recorded:143
Sale Title:The Daryl Mills Retirement AuctionLots with images:143
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:82
Date:27-Aug-2023
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A vividly decorated hand-painted plate by Clarice Cliff 'Double V' pattern, English 1928, width 28 cm
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A hand-painted Bizarre pattern plate, by Clarice Cliff, English circa 1928, width 25.5 cm
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A rare Clarice Cliff Bizarre pattern plate, decorated by Dame Laura Knight, English circa 1934, width 25 cm
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A Wedgwood Art-Deco porcelain figurine of a deer, by John Skeaping, English circa 1935, height 21 cm, width 21 cm, depth 10 cm
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John Skeaping, English, b.London 1901, d.1980, young fawn, pencil on paper, 30 x 40 cm
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A large and impressive 'Albert Rosenhain' steamer trunk with all original internal fittings, German circa 1930, This trunk was purchased by Mr. Gustav Herrmann from Albert Rosenhain Berlin in the 1930's. In 1933 Mr. Hermann, his wife and daughter packed the trunk with family possessions and fled Nazi Germany, The family travelled out of Germany by train and eventually found their way to Australia by ship, Mr. Herrmann and his business partner, Mr. Steinberg were the largest hat manufacturers in Germany,…
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A very rare three- piece art-nouveau tortoiseshell conservatory suite, English circa 1890, consisting of a two seater settee, ladies and gents chair
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A family of three Japanese bronze garden cranes. two adults and a chick, Japanese circa 1960, large height 170 cm, width 37 cm, depth 40 cm and height 152 cm, width 32 cm, depth 37 cm and height 96 cm, width 24 cm, depth 37 cm
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A striking Chinese Ming-style bronze horse, on white marble base, French 1930's, height 29.5 cm, width 33.5 cm 11 cm
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A Meissen porcelain figurine of an Oriental man, by Oskar Burkhardt, German 1920's, heights 19.5 cm, width 13 cm
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A Hollohaza porcelain figurine of a kneeling nude woman, Hungarian 1930, height 29 cm, width 10 cm, depth 12.5 cm
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A Royal Dux porcelain figure of Lady Godiva on horseback, Czechoslovakia 1950, height 36 cm, width 28 cm
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A William Moorcroft pomegranate dish, English circa 1925, width 14 cm, height 4 cm
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A William Moorcroft pomegranate baluster shaped vase, English circa 1925, height 18 cm, width 14 cm
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A Emaux de Longwy floral enamel decorated wall plate, French circa 1925, width 36 cm
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A magnificent pair of bronze art-deco lamps in the form of naked women, French circa 1930, each holding in her outstretched arm a crackle-glass ball shaped lamp-shade, mounted on marble base, height 67 cm, width 35 cm, base 18 cm
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An art-deco bronze sculpture of an athlete, mounted on a marble base. signed J. De Roncourt, French circa 1930, width 65 cm, height 47 cm, depth 16 cm
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Greg Irvine, Australian, Still life with Quinces, Oil on hessian, 51 x 103 cm
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Greg Irvine, Australian, 1947- Still life-with yellow teapot and marigold's, oil on hessian, 63 cm by 61 cm wide
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Greg Irvine, Australian, Monkey in jungle, acrylic on paper, 57.5 x 30.5
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A retro colourful metal five branch ceiling light fitting, Australian circa 1960, height 72 cm, width 48 cm
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A painted art-deco plaster sculpture of a nude dancer, French circa 1930, height 36 cm, width 39 cm, depth 12 cm
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An art-deco style crackle-glazed porcelain figure of woman and deer, attributed to Le Monceau, French circa 1930
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A striking Chinoiserie tortoiseshell finish bamboo hall-stand, English circa 1900
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A tortoiseshell and rattan coffee table with ceramic sea motif tiles, by French designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, French circa 1950
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A retro woven rattan circular wall mirror, French circa 1960
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A Japonaise bamboo and cane bookshelf, English circa 1900, height 115 cm, width 103 cm, depth 34 cm
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A red-lacquered Chinoiserie wall mirror, French circa 1960, height 109, width 61 cm
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A tortoiseshell finish bamboo and seagrass three- tiered shelving unit, English circa 1910, height 110 cm, width 52 cm, depth 34 cm
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A set of four cool red aquatic linen wrapped deck chairs
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A very rare tortoiseshell finish bamboo daybed, with bamboo head, arm and foot rests, English circa 1920, sprung frame and mattress, length 212 cm, height 64 cm, width 92 cm
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A Pair of 'Wassily' chrome and leather armchairs, Italian manufacture circa 1960/1970
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An octagonal tortoiseshell bamboo table, English circa 1910, height 55 cm, width 45 cm
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A French silvered-bronze figure of a woman mounted on a marble base, with a plaque inscribed Der Morgen 1910, French circa 1910, height 15 cm
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An Arts and Crafts opaque yellow glass and oxidised copper lantern in the Frank Lloyd Wright style, Possibly American circa 1910, height 22.5 cm, width 15 cm
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A George Dimitri porcelain lamp in the form of a horses head, English circa 1950, height 34 cm, width 18 cm
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A wooden writing box with a decorated lid by Fornesetti, Italian 1950, width 23 cm, depth 11 cm, height 4 cm
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A group of 3 vintage leather medicine exercise balls, American 1940's, large 29 cm, medium: width22 cm, small 22 cm
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An extendable cane sun lounge, English circa 1930, the telescopic foot rest fitted under the chair, height 95 cm, width 65 cm, depth 93 cm (extended 165 cm )
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An Art Deco Chrome sailing boat, French circa 1930
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A pair of Art-Deco style mirrored pedestal console tables, French 1940, only one shown, height 63 cm, width 56 cm, depth 31 cm
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A Japanese rattan, leather with fitted interior traveling suitcase, Japanese circa 1920, height 25.5 cm, width 74 cm, depth 50 cm
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An Airline 'patrol flexible flyer' snow sleigh, circa 1940, length 116 cm, width 54 cm, depth 15 cm
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A cool teak-cased Sanyo transistor deluxe radio, Japanese circa 1960, height 62 cm, width 70 cm
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A Japonaise Victorian four shelf bamboo and rattan canterbury, English 1890, height 149 cm, width 60 cm, depth 38 cm
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An extendable cane sun lounge, English circa 1920, telescopic foot rest fitted under the chair, height 102 cm, width 61 cm, length 89 cm (extended 165 cm )
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Greg Irvine, Australian, Vase and table, acrylic on paper, 56 x 38 cm
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A Japanese chest-of-drawers with original hand forged metal fittings, Japanese circa 1920, height 57.5, width 88 cm, depth 40 cm
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An Art-Deco chrome and smoked glass Olympic lamp, Australian circa 1930
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A fabulous original World War II copper framed Darwin airport landing light, circa 1940, with its original fittings and mounting bracket, height 54 cm, width 54 cm, depth 45 cm
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A Belgian calico dressmakers model bust, by Bruxelles Hisenia, Belgian circa 1950, on its original adjustable metal stand, height 144 cm, width 39 cm, depth 25 cm
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Bernard Hesling, Australian, b. 1905 England, d. Adelaide 1987, Measure me for my spacesuit, An enamel on copper, 61 x 30 cm. Provenance: Greenville Galleries, Adelaide, Private Collection, Melbourne
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A very large and impressive pear shaped apothecary jar, English early 20th century, with the original spear shaped glass stopper, height 77 cm, width 43 cm, stopper 26.5 cm
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An Edwardian two-tier tortoiseshell octagonal bamboo table, English circa 1910, height 72 cm, 46 cm wide
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A very fine quality Crocodile skin traveling toiletry case with original moire silk lining, English circa 1910, height 18 cm, width 46 cm, depth 36 cm
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A Telescopic top hat in original box, by Watson Prickard size 5, English circa 1910, height 16 cm
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A very fine quality Crocodile-skin toiletry case with original moire silk lining, English circa 1910, height 18 cm, width 57 cm, depth 44 cm
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A Crocodile skin travelling case, English circa 1920, height 18 cm, width 57 cm, depth 39 cm
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An Industrial tin letter 'Y', Australian circa 1940, height 31.5 cm, width 33 cm, depth 5.5 cm
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A selection of five cardboard vintage hat boxes, all with original lids.
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A painted wrought iron florist display cart, French circa 1960, height 95 cm, width 90 cm, depth 55 cm
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A pair of 'A la place Clichy Paris' art-deco upholstered armchairs, French circa 1930, height 81 cm, width 55 cm, death 59 cm
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An original cast- iron card holder stand in the form of a hotel bell boy, American circa 1920, height 76.5 cm, width 23 cm, depth 18.5 cm
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A pair of Mephistopheles plaster bookends, French 1930, height 22 cm, width13 cm, depth 10 cm
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A bronze figure of sleeping child laying on an onyx base, French 1920's, height 6 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 10 cm
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An Victorian mother-of-pearl card-case, English circa 1880, width 10 cm, depth 8 cm
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A bronze cherub mounted on ormolu decorated Carrara marble base, after Claude Michel Clodion, France 1860, height 31 cm, width 18 cm
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A heavy bronze bonsai jardiniere, Japanese, early 20th century, mounted with stylised elephant head handles, length 51 cm, width 29 cm, height 15 cm
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A gilt framed Empire style convex mirror, English circa 1920, height 63 cm, width 43 cm
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A Victorian chinoiserie black lacquered and scolloped shaped metal serving tray, English 1880, with mother-of-pearl inlay, width 80 cm, depth 60 cm
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A pair of glass lidded apothecary lidded jars, English circa 1960
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A collection of antique ski poles, croquet and polo mallets, circa 1940
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A Vietnamese pith-hat, Vietnam circa 1940
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A very stylish tortoiseshell effect bamboo hat rack, English circa 1900, height 55 cm, width 43 cm, 16 cm
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A pair of 1920's cane deck chairs with seagrass backs, English circa 1920, height 78 cm, width 56.5, depth 90 cm
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An original framed 'Doctor Zhivago' cinema advertising poster on coloured paper, height 72.5, width 33 cm
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An original framed 'From hell to victory' cinema advertising poster on coloured paper, height 68.5, width 30 cm
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An original framed Ben Hur Cinema advertising poster on paper, height 73 cm, width 32 cm
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A pair of Art-deco black and white marble bookends, French circa 1930
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A Carlton-ware hand painted porcelain double handled vase, by Rene Pemberton, English circa 1930, height 18.5 cm, width 15 cm
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A plaster bust of a woman used as a shop hat and wig model, American circa 1960's, height 46 cm, width 20 cm
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A cast-bronze garden figure of a winged griffin, signed Degaris, French circa 1920, height 70 cm, width 57 cm, depth 40 cm
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An original Rawhide Hollywood traveling case with travel labels and original moire silk lining, American circa 1930
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Hugh Oliveiro, Australian, b.1938, woman, oil on board, signed 'Oliveiro' lower right and dated 75, 29 x 37 cm
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An stylish watercolour of a young woman with a terrier, French circa 1930, in gilt-frame, 28 x 20 cm
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A very well travelled leather suitcase by Harrods of London, English circa 1940, width 76 cm, depth 52 cm, height 25 cm
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A French art-deco frosted glass perfume bottle, the stopper in the form of a naked lady, French 1920, height 13.5 cm, width 7.5 cm, 4 cm
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A bronze figure of an English bulldog, French 1930, height 14 cm, length 20 cm, width 9 cm
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Two hair-combs, one carved from celluloid and the other from tortoiseshell, English 1900, length 17 cm, width 11 cm and length 19 cm, width 12 cm
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A hand coloured plaster relief of an aboriginal elder, Australian 1930, height 32 cm, width 21 cm
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A Edmond Etling Art-Deco beaker shaped bird pattern opalescent glass vase, France 1925, height 24 cm, 23 cm
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A French gilded-bronze Art-Nouveau letter opener in the original velvet retailer's box, J.Chalmette Paris, France circa 1910, length 17 cm, width 1.8 cm
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An Art-Deco black and yellow Bakelite card case, circa 1930, width 16.5 cm, depth 12 cm, height 5 cm
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A Japanese hand-painted Art Deco style Erte bone china plate, titled Symphony in Black, Japanese 1988, width 30.5 cm
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A Japanese carved bone or antler figure of Gama Sennin, mounted on a wooden base, Japanese Meiji period, (1868-1912), height 27 cm
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A hand painted wooden decoy duck, English circa 1930, height 17 cm, length 29 cm, depth 11 cm
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A Japonaise bamboo and bevelled glass wall mirror, English 1890, height 29 cm, width 29 cm
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A bronze sculpture of a man kneeling and smoking a pipe, Chinese circa 1930, height 32 cm, width 18 cm, depth 18 cm
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A bell-shaped leaded and coloured glass arts and crafts hanging lamp shade, possibly American circa 1930's, width 31 cm, height 16 cm
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A wooden lamp base with a carved figure of an immortal, Chinese circa 1930, height 44.5 cm, width 15 cm
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